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PREVENTIVE HEATHCARE:
We believe in disease prevention.It is much less expensive to prevent disease then to treat disease. Our preventive health care is focused at preventing infectious diseases, age related diseases and pet parasites( internal & External parasites).
Vaccination: Vaccination protects pets against various life threatening infectious diseases.
Vaccination is started in pups and kittens at 6-8 week age. Puppy and Kitten vaccine series are completed at 12 week age in kittens and at 16-weeks of age in puppies.There after vaccines are administered to pets on 1-yearly or 3-yearly basis depending upon type of vaccine. Each pet needs different vaccines.
There are 2 type of vaccines (Core vaccines and Non Core Vaccines).Core vaccines are mandatory for all pets. Non Core vaccines are optional vaccines. Every pet need different non-core vaccines based on chances of pet's life style, prevalence of disease in the area and pet's exposure to disease .Our Veterinarians can help you in selecting appropriate non-core vaccines for your pet(s).
Canine Vaccines Core Vaccines : DHPP Vaccine (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza vaccine), Leptospira vaccine and Rabies Vaccine.
Non Core Vaccines: Bordetella vaccine (kennel cough), Canine influenza vaccine (Canine flu), Dental vaccine(for breeds susceptible to dental disease),
Rattle snake vaccine(for pets residing in rattle snake infested areas). It is very difficult to save life of a pet bitten by rattle snake.Rattle snake bite to an unvaccinated dog is usually life threatening and treatment can be expensive. Even some treated pets die.
Feline Vaccines Core Vaccines : FVRCP Vaccine (Feline viral rhinopneuminitis, calicivirus) and Rabies vaccine.
Non Core Vaccines (only for outdoor cats): FELV Vaccine(Feline leukemia vaccine).Other rarely used non-core vaccines are Feline immunodeficiency virus
vaccine(feline AIDS) and FIP vaccine(feline infectious peritonitis vaccine).
Ferrets: Ferrets need Rabies vaccine and distemper vaccine. These are special ferret only vaccines. Regular feline vaccines are not recommended for ferrets
because of serious vaccine reaction concerns.
Parasite Prevention and treatment program: There are 2-types of parasites in pets:
1.Internal parasites
2.External parasites
Internal parasites: Intestinal parasites(roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms, hookworms, pinworms, flukes etc.),coccidia, Giardia and Heartworms.
Some Intestinal parasites like roundworms, and giardia can be transmitted from pets to people. Most of these parasites are transmitted through feco-oral route.
Hookworms can penetrate through intact skin. Tapeworms and most flukes need intermediate host for transmission. Most common intermediate host for tapeworms is flea or rodent ingestion.
Prevention of Intestinal Parasite transmission:
The Center of Disease Control recommends annual fecal testing for all pets. Some parasites like tapeworms and whipworms may not show up on fecal testing, therefore anual de-worming with broad spectrum de-wormer is recommended for all pets. Hand washing is highly recommended to pet owners before eating meals to prevent intestinal parasite transmission.
Heartworms: Heartworms (Dirofilaria Immitis) are transmitted by mosquito bite. Heartworms are known to cause serious illness and death in pets. Female heartworms produce harmful toxins. It takes 6-months for female heartworms to mature and produce antigens. Hence, heartworms do not show positive for first 6 Months after infection. We follow the guidelines of the American Heartworm Society and recommend annual heartworm testing .We recommend first heartworm test for all dogs at age 7-9 Months and on annual basis thereafter.
Canine Heartworm disease Prevention:
There are multiple oral and topical medicines available to protect pets from heartworms. Veterinarian can help you in selecting the best product for your dog. All these products are supposed to be given to pet(s) once a month. Heartworm antigen test is most reliable to diagnose canine heartworm disease.None of the heartworm preventive product is 100% effective. Heartworm disease has occasionally been reported in some dogs which were on regular preventive heartworm medicines, therefore annual testing is necessary even when they are on regular monthly heartworm prevention.
Puppies can be started on monthly heartworm prevention at 8-week age. Heartworm test is not necessary at this early age to start heartworm prevention. If pet is around 6-Month age, it is important to perform heartworm test prior to starting them on heartworm prevention.
External Parasites: External parasites include fleas, ticks, mange or body mites and lice .They can cause serious illness in pets. Fleas and some species of mange or mites can cause serious health issues in people. We recommend regular flea prevention by encouraging application of monthly topical flea control products on your pet's skin. Tick prevention by topical medicines is recommended if your pet resides in tick infested area. Fleas transmit tapeworms and feline bartonella infection (cat scratch disease) to cats. Cat scratch disease is communicable to people by stratch or bite by infected cat. Ticks can transmit many diseases including rocky mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and lyme disease in pets and people.
We recommend flea and tick prevention by using topical flea and tick products on pets skin every month. Applying such products after you see parasites on the pet will kill the parasite but, not help to treat infection that may have already been transmitted to pet(s) from bites of those parasites.
Every pet with visible parasites or Pruritis(itching) should be examined by a veterinarian and treated appropriately.
PUPPY and KITTEN PACKAGE
Puppy and Kitten package is discounted package of preventive healthcare designed only for young pets.
Young puppies and kittens are susceptible to many parasites and life threatening infectious diseases.
They need special preventive care (Examinations, Vaccines and Parasite prevention) to keep them healthy during first 4 months of age.
We offer highly affordable packages of services for them to cover preventive care during first 4-months of their life. When you sign up on a new Puppy or Kitten for a package, you pay a small, one-time lum-sum fee, up front.
This fee covers all office calls for core vaccine visits, fecal parasite testing, de-worming against internal and external parasites. At 12 week age kitten vaccine series are completed and at 16 week age puppy or kitten vaccine series are completed. Your pet also gets a complimentary dose of flea medication, and a dose of heartworm preventive medicine. These two free doses prevent them from external and internal parasites for 30 days.
SURGERY We perform routine surgeries and major surgeries.
Routine Spay or Neuter : We spay and neuter Dogs, Cats Rabbits and Pocket pets. Dogs and cats are spayed or neutered at 6-month age. Female Rabbits should be spayed before 2-year of age to prevent uterine cancer. Castration in male rabbits can help in preventing aggression and behavioral problems.
Major Surgery : Our Veterinarians are very skilled in performing soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Mobile surgeons and board certified specialists are available for performing advanced surgical procedures in-house as well. Specialists are also available for referral for highly specialized procedures.
We understand how important it is to monitor a patient during anesthesia and surgery. Our Surgery suite is well equipped with specialized monitoring devices such as blood pressure monitors, heart monitors, intravenous fluid infusion pumps, blood oxygenation monitors, temperature and respiratory monitors. Electrosurgical unit is available for electro surgery.
Surgical Procedures not recommended : We do not perform or recommend cosmetic procedures including ear cropping, tail docking , dew claw removal in dogs and de-claw removal in cats for ethical reasons. We strongly encourage pet owners to start training newly adopted kittens to help them develop appropriate scratching behavior. Client Education videos are available on AVMA( American Veterinary Medical Association) website. We follow recommendations of AVMA ,CVMA and VMB on all our procedures.
DENTISTRY Dental disease (gum or tooth infection) is major cause of systemic illness in pets. Tooth infection can lead to internal organ diseases like pancreatitis, liver disease, infection of heart valves, and kidney disease etc. We recommend once a week tooth brushing for all pets to prevent dental disease. When tooth brushing fails to prevent or remove tartar from your pet's teeth, advice should be sought from your veterinarian to discuss professional dental cleaning under anesthesia. We provide complete dental care for our patients including routine dental cleaning, surgical and non surgical extractions .Specialists are available for advanced dental surgery.
BOARDING Morgan Hill Animal Hospital maintains high standards to provide individualized care to each boarding pet. We board dogs, cats and exotic pets. There are separate climate controlled boarding wards for all sized dogs and cats. A large area for walking and playing with the dogs is available as well. Veterinarians are available for timely care if any boarding pet needs medical attention. Daily pet care records are maintained. Hospital tours available for owners who want to board their pet(s) with us.
HOSPITALIZATION AND PET MONITORING Pets are hospitalized when they are ill and need to stay in hospital, under veterinary care. Your pets are in good hands. Veterinarians closely monitor hospitalized patients. Accurate daily care records are maintained to make sure treatments are performed in a timely manner.
EMERGENCY CARE Day time emergency : We help our patients at all times. Saving a life is always our first priority. We are always available to help a pet in an emergency situation. A call before your arrival will help us be ready to serve you in an emergency situation. When sick patients get hospitalized overnight or on weakends, our trained veterinary assistants provide timely medications to hospitalized patients . The veterinarian visits sick pets frequently during weekends.
After hour emergency : For critically ill pets or life threatening emergencies needing intensive care on weak ends or after hours, we refer patients to United Emergency Clinics located in Campbell and San Jose. Our regular clients have access to veterinarian's e-mail for questions or emergency help during weak ends and holidays.
PET LOSS AND RECOVERY It is not uncommon for pets to get lost or separated from their owners. We have RFID microchips available for pets. Microchips are implanted under the pet's skin / between the shoulder blades. The procedure is simple and can be performed when your puppy or kitten comes to us for routine preventive care. If a pet is micro-chipped, it can be scanned by scanners at our hospital. The ID number can be cross referenced in the database, and the pet owner can be contacted for a reunion with their pet. Micro-chipping a pet is very affordable, simple, and quick to perform. It is the most effective method of reuniting owners and lost pets. We recommend microchips for every dog and cat.
Care Credit Financing Care credit option is available for clients. Care credit card can be obtained on the same day through our office. It can be used for your pet's treatments in our office. Please visit us for more information.
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